" Late last night Bashiok answered questions on Twitter for a little over an hour! A good deal of these questions are things we already know but we were able to get a little bit of new information. Here is a quick rundown on some of the key points.
- The Rune system appears to be finished
- We should see the new skill system in an upcoming beta patch
- We will see a some class balance in this patch
- We should expect to get another Jay Wilson article "Soon" with information about the rest of the changes
- There will not be a voice chat built into Diablo 3
- Halls of the dead (for hardcore characters) did not make it in, its on their "to do list"
- There will most likley not be any pre-order bonus from blizzard
- Guild features will come after release at some point
- They plan to update and support Diablo 3 for a long time into the future
- They like to keep the level with the content, this means we might see level increases with expansions
- You should be able to understand the story, even if you have not played D1 or D2
- The graphics in the beta are AS IS for retail (AKA no "ultra mode") "